Feijenoord (), not to be confused with the
Feijenoord
Feijenoord (), not to be confused with the Feijenoord (neighbourhood), Feijenoord neighbourhood (which is located in the Feijenoord district), is a district in Rotterdam and is located south of the Nieuwe Maas. As of 1 January 2004 there were 72,3 ...
neighbourhood (which is located in the Feijenoord district), is a district in
Rotterdam and is located south of the
Nieuwe Maas. As of 1 January 2004 there were 72,320 inhabitants. The area is 6.44 km² (1.45 km² of this is water). It is
not the current home of the city's main
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club,
Feyenoord, which is now in the neighbouring township of
IJsselmonde.
The district gained significance in the 19th century as a centre of
shipbuilding, principally at the
Fijenoord yard.
Neighbourhoods in Feijenoord
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Afrikaanderwijk
Afrikaanderwijk is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the Feijenoord district of the city, and is traditionally a working-class neighborhood. The neighborhood was one of the first in the Netherlands to have a majority of residen ...
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Bloemhof
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Feijenoord
Feijenoord (), not to be confused with the Feijenoord (neighbourhood), Feijenoord neighbourhood (which is located in the Feijenoord district), is a district in Rotterdam and is located south of the Nieuwe Maas. As of 1 January 2004 there were 72,3 ...
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Hillesluis
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Katendrecht
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Kop van Zuid
Kop van Zuid () is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands, located on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas opposite the center of town. The district is relatively young and includes the Wilhelmina Pier as well as the ''V'' bounded by the Rose Stre ...
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Noordereiland
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Vreewijk
Ethnicity
The majority of the population of Feijenoord are immigrants, approximately 36% of the population are Dutch natives, 8% are western immigrants and 56% are non-western immigrants.
The biggest non-western immigrant groups are
Moroccan (10%),
Netherlands Antillean (4%),
Surinamese (11%) and
Turks (19%).
Problematic neighbourhoods
According to a list made by Eberhard van der Laan (State Secretary of infrastructure), four out of the eight neighbourhoods in Feijenoord are amongst the most problematic neighbourhoods in the Netherlands.
The
Bloemhof neighbourhood ranks at number 4 on the list, making it the most problematic neighbourhood in its district and the second in the south of
Rotterdam, followed by
Hillesluis at rank 13,
Afrikaanderwijk
Afrikaanderwijk is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the Feijenoord district of the city, and is traditionally a working-class neighborhood. The neighborhood was one of the first in the Netherlands to have a majority of residen ...
at rank 33 and
Vreewijk at rank 44.
Poverty
Around 29% of the total population of Feijenoord lives on
welfare, while the average for Rotterdam is 21%.
Bloemhof and Hillesluis neighbourhoods have an unemployment rate above 40%, which is higher than the average for Rotterdam (13%) and the Netherlands (6%).
63% of the population of Feijenoord has a low level of educational attainment, compared to the Rotterdam average of 49%.
Images
File:Rotterdam Putsebocht 11-11-2006.jpg, Putsebocht in Bloemhof
File:Rotterdam Beijerlandselaan zomer 2006.jpg, Beijerlandselaan in Hillesluis
File:Rotterdam Mare Kerk van Jezus Christus der Heiligen der Laatste Dagen uit 1958-lente 2008.jpg, LDS church in Vreewijk
File:Rotterdam Da Costaschool.jpg, Protestant school in Afrikaanderwijk (1909)
File:Rotterdam Lange Hilleweg 02-12-2006.jpg, Lange Hilleweg in Bloemhof
File:Gezicht op het pesthuis op Feijenoord 1804 Gemeente archief - Rotterdam - 20191060 - RCE.jpg, Pest house in Feijenoord neighbourhood (1804)
File:Rotterdam Lede-N.H.Vredeskerk 1933-2005 nu Serv.Orth.Drieeenheid Kerk 09-11-2006.jpg, Orthodox church in Vreewijk
References
External links
Official website
Boroughs of Rotterdam
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